I wanted to tell you about my visit to my Mom today. First of all she didn't know I was coming today. She saw me walking towards her and couldn't believe it was me. After crying (happy tears) for about 5 minutes she calmed down and we had a wonderful time together. I asked her if she wanted a back rub which she really wanted one but she was tied to so many things I couldn't find a way to make that happen. She had a tube in her nose with oxygen, a port in each hand, places that the nurses could attach lines in both hands, you get the idea. She was so fragile I didn't want to hurt her. They were giving her a blood thinner. She had a heart attack which was connected to her congestive heart failure. Anyway I loved being with her. I stayed about an hour, then I didn't want to tire her out so I left her after many hugs. The trip home should have taken just over 2 hours but because of the time I left the trip took me 4 hours to get home....bumper to bumper traffic much of the way. Well I was very sore and tired when I got home. I really didn't want to leave her but I knew I'd have a difficult drive home. Just relaxing now, thinking about the day.